Uruguay v Netherlands: World Cup Betting Preview

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Uruguay have played thrilling football and been involved in memorable matches but Dave Farrar believes that Holland, bidding to win their first World Cup, will prove too strong on Tuesday night.

"For once, maybe Holland have timed their run perfectly. I think that 1.67 is a fair price for the Dutch to beat Uruguay in 90 minutes."
This is certainly not a semi-final that many would have predicted, even last week, but Holland's quest for a first ever World Cup looks in good shape. If they can defeat the last remaining non-European side, they will be into a final which would either be a repeat of their 1974 nightmare, or one which would guarantee a new name on the trophy. No one is giving Uruguay a chance here, and having won the Champions League with Inter Milan, Wesley Sneijder is on the brink of adding the biggest prize of all. The Dutchman is looking like a near certainty for the Ballon D'Or come December.

Match Odds

Holland are 1.67 to win the game in 90 minutes, and I have to confess I was expecting them to be a little bit shorter. That's not to say that I don't give Uruguay a chance, just that Oscar Tabarez's side look tired and you can't help but feel that their dramatic victory over Ghana will have taken an awful lot out of them, and they may be on their last legs. They're without Luis Suarez and Jorge Fucile, and while I'm sure that Uruguayan minds are ready to go, I worry about bodies.

Holland's progress has been almost entirely against type. What they're supposed to do is play excellent, swashbuckling football throughout the tournament and then, just like in 1974, forget to win the trophy. But this time they've taken a while to get going. They looked sluggish in their group but were good enough to win it, then stuttered a little past Slovakia, before producing a rousing comeback to beat Brazil. But the second half of that game is the only time that they've looked at their best. I wouldn't let that dishearten me, though. For once, maybe they've timed their run perfectly, for once maybe their peaking just when it matters. I think that 1.67 is a fair price for the Dutch to win in 90 minutes, and much though I've loved Uruguay at this tournament, I fear that their time in it could be coming to an end.

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